Birmingham manager Steve Bruce remains determined to bring Blackburn midfielder David Dunn on board - but has ruled out a bid for striker Pierre van Hooijdonk.

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce remains determined to bring Blackburn midfielder David Dunn on board - but has ruled out a bid for striker Pierre van Hooijdonk.

Dunn is set to leave Blackburn if manager Graeme Souness can get the right price for the former England Under-21 captain.

Bruce said: "I am still in the chase and talks are ongoing.

"We tabled a bid for him three weeks ago and it is a bit of a stalemate so we need to be patient.

"There is still a long way left in the transfer window, something like nine weeks.

"There will be more movement around the start of July.

"Our managing director is on holiday and so is Blackburn's.

"It doesn't take Einstein to work out nothing will happen on that front for a few days at least.

"We hope he will sign for us but we will just have to wait and see. If not we will have to look elsewhere."

Ram raider

DERBY'S latest recruit David Walton plans to help the Rams return to the Barclaycard Premiership.

Manager George Burley has made the 30-year-old the first signing of his Pride Park reign.

And central defender Walton, who turned down the offer of a one-year extension at Crewe, said: "When Derby came along I couldn't have asked for a better opportunity - the foundations are there for success."

Life's a gas

COVENTRY'S dream of a new 32,500-seater stadium has moved a step closer to realisation.

Ground preparation work has begun on the 70-acre site of the former Foleshill gasworks where the club, Coventry City Council and supermarket giants Tesco have joined forces to finance the &#xA3;120 million project.

Name game

WYCOMBE Wanderers are selling off the name of their stadium to a company who have insisted they drop Adams Park from the title.

The ground will now be named after the Chairboys' new sponsors for the next three years in a deal worth between &#xA3;150,000 and &#xA3;300,000.

Living in hope

LIVINGSTON were today waiting to hear whether Aberdeen defender Jamie McAllister would become their first summer signing ahead of the new league campaign.